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Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 13:23:56 +1100 (EST)
From: Neale Banks <neale@lowendale.com.au>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Marcelo Tosatti <marcelo@conectiva.com.br>
Subject: [PATCH 2.4] DHCP-client-related options in Configure.help
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Appended patch against 2.4.21-pre2 updates
Documentation/Configure.help re options which are required to support
DHCP client.

Thanks,
Neale.

--- linux-2.4.21-pre2/Documentation/Configure.help	Wed Jan  8 12:02:26 2003
+++ linux-2.4.21-pre2-ntb/Documentation/Configure.help	Wed Jan  8 12:08:33 2003
@@ -2446,7 +2446,9 @@
   information.
 
   You need to say Y here if you want to use PPP packet filtering
-  (see the CONFIG_PPP_FILTER option below).
+  (see the CONFIG_PPP_FILTER option below) or if the host may be using
+  DHCP to configure its own address (the DHCP client requires this and
+  'Packet socket').
 
   If unsure, say N.
 
@@ -6382,6 +6384,9 @@
   directly with network devices without an intermediate network
   protocol implemented in the kernel, e.g. tcpdump.  If you want them
   to work, choose Y.
+
+  Note that DHCP client requires this and 'Socket filtering', so if
+  you want DHCP client to work, choose Y.
 
   This driver is also available as a module called af_packet.o ( =
   code which can be inserted in and removed from the running kernel

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